A Stabroek businesswoman was left with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses after her shop was broken into during the wee hours of Boxing Day.
Vergil Walker, who owns the Double D Fish Shop and Bar in the New Stelling View Mall, located in Stabroek, Georgetown, told Stabroek News that she received a call around 10 am on Boxing Day and was told that her shop had been broken into.
She said when she arrived at the scene, she was told that the security guard was held at gunpoint and tied up by a bandit, who proceeded to force open the door. She said the bandit stole two glass bottles, four cases of Guinness, her music set and all the cash she had made on Christmas Eve.
Walker related that she was informed that the matter was reported to the city constabulary who said that they would report it to the Brickdam police station.
However, she said, when she went to the police station yesterday to inquire about the status of the investigation, the police told her that they had not received any report about the break and entry so she had to make the report after which they came and assessed the scene.
The businesswoman added that while she had no suspicions about the identity of the perpetrator, a number of vagrants are usually locked in the mall during the nights.
That same night, another stall was broken into but the owner, who wished not be named, said that when he arrived, the door to his stall was ajar but after conducting a search he found that nothing was missing. He said he was told the same story that was told to Walker.
